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New York Times  Nov 20  Comment 
When an Atlanta hospital closed its dialysis unit, many illegal immigrants had to scramble to find treatment.
StreetInsider.com  Nov 4  Comment 
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MedPage Today  Nov 3  Comment 
SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Doubling the time spent on dialysis by doing it while patients are sleeping is associated with increased sensitivity to treatments for anemia, researchers found.
MedPage Today  Nov 3  Comment 
SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- From the mid-1990s to early 2007, the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) for anemia increased dramatically around the world, which resulted in a rise in hemoglobin levels, researchers found.
MedPage Today  Oct 30  Comment 
SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Patients on dialysis need less epoetin to treat their anemia if they are infected with hepatitis C (HCV), a researcher reported here.
MedPage Today  Oct 29  Comment 
Vitamin D deficiency may account for a larger proportion of end-stage renal disease cases among African-Americans than among whites, according to a study adding to a growing body of evidence that the vitamin plays a key role in the progression of...
MedPage Today  Oct 27  Comment 
Dialysis patients have an increased mortality rate from both cardiovascular and noncardiovascular causes, according to a European study challenging assumptions that the biggest threats to the lives of dialysis patients are cardiovascular in nature.
MedPage Today  Oct 14  Comment 
Nursing home patients who began dialysis for kidney disease experienced sharp and sustained declines in their ability to perform basic daily activities, a new study found.
EE Times  Oct 8  Comment 
Dutch startup Nanodialysis hopes to use nanoparticles and electronics to create a wearable dialysis system, eliminating routine trips to the hospital for patients with renal failure. Sponsored Topics: Dialysis - Renal failure -...
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